Category: Photography

• Will it be You?

  Are you to be my two hundred thousand-TH visitor? At the time of writing (5.24 am), The Farmy has been graced with 199,911 visits.  One of you is going to ring the 200,000 bell today.  John said, is there a prize? but it all crept on me so fast I did not notice so I…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 22, 2012

  Farming, Life, Photography

  farm animals, kindness, Thanksgiving

• From Gray to Kupa’s Way

  The days work begins and ends in the pitch dark now, though yesterday was warm, the day was gray.  I know winter is coming, the light is dimming, but these last few warm days have been a delightful respite.   L’il Puss The Scrapper’s bottom is kept comfy. He has very generously offered to keep…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 21, 2012

  Farming, Life, Photography, Sustainable farming, Vegetarian, Writing

  Daisy the cow, gray day, hereford pig, house cow, peacock plumage, peacock train, sheep, The kitchen’s garden, vegetable stock, winter coming

• Hiding from the Chill

  Not one furry, or feathered, animal, or bird, moved from the barn until late in the morning yesterday, except maybe to run quickly outside to the loo but that would only be the piggies. The rest are not as particular with their ablutions. So after the milking (the milk production has levelled out at 15…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 13, 2012

  Farming, Photography

  cute kittens, guinea fowl, images, Nanowrimo, old barn, peacock, the cold, The Duke of Kupa, The kitchen’s garden

• Blown Away

  In a very noisy way. A windy way. When I am outside in a wind like this TonTon cannot hear me call him. The peacocks do not even bother coming out. It is fiercely loud. Yesterday the wind roared all day. Last night it raced past the house screeching and trying out every crack, and…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 12, 2012

  Farming, Photography

  a cow eats this much hay a day, gales, old barn, wind, winter coming

• Daisy’s Naughty Face

  Daisy is not always nice. But she is slowly increasing her milk production again.  Ever so slowly. She was smelling sweeter yesterday too.  I personally think she has been a little off colour. She has had other symptoms indicating a heath struggle. But she is improving. It may be that because they are eating the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 11, 2012

  Farming, Humour, nanowrimo, Photography, Vines and Wine

  cows, Nanowrimo, sheep, The Daily View, Yesterdays Temperatures